Epstein Secrets

case had invited the women to speak at a hearing to dismiss the indictment against Mr. Epstein in light of his death. EFTA00040614 Imag Virginia Roberts Giuffre, right, and Sarah Ransome, left, who have said they were sexually abused by Mr. Epstein, after a hearing in federal court in Manhattan. CreditJeffer

ly told to target young, financially desperate women, and to promise them help furthering their education and careers, these civil complaints said. Virginia Roberts Giuffre said in a deposition that she was 16 when she met Ms. Maxwell and was recruited as a masseuse. She said she remembered Ms. Maxwell's sales pitch: If

gave a wealthy man a massage, a whole world of opportunity would open to her. "If the guy likes you, then, you know, it will work out for you," Ms. Giuffre, in a deposition, recalled Ms. Maxwell telling her. "You'll travel. You'll make good money. You'll be educated." Ms. Giuffre took the job. Soon, sh

tein in light of his death. EFTA00040614 Imag Virginia Roberts Giuffre, right, and Sarah Ransome, left, who have

tein in light of his death. EFTA00040614 Imag Virginia Roberts Giuffre, right, and Sarah Ransome, left,

prosecutors to continue investigating the women in Mr. Epstein's inner circle. "Jeffrey is no longer here, and the women that helped him are," said Teresa Helm, who said she was recruited into Mr. Epstein's world 17 years ago. "They definitely need to be held accountable for helping him, helping themselves

professor and Boies Schiller, which has represented Epstein accusers in a range of civil litigation. Until recently, Boies and McCawley represented Virginia Giuffre, who claimed that Dershowitz had defamed her through his strong denials of forced sex. Dershowitz has filed counterclaims against Giuffre, and last

Virginia Giuffre, who claimed that Dershowitz had defamed her through his strong denials of forced sex. Dershowitz has filed counterclaims against Giuffre, and last week Boies sued Dershowitz, claiming that he had falsely accused him of extortion. Dershowitz has repeatedly and forcefully denied allega

. Until recently, Boies and McCawley represented Virginia Giuffre, who claimed that Dershowitz had defamed

in helping his own client, Dershowitz said in a brief phone interview. Boies was not immediately available to comment Tuesday. A third plaintiff, Teresa Helm, on Tuesday said that she was recruited by a fellow massage- therapy student in 2002 to interview for a traveling masseuse position with a wealthy c

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do, after weeks of delay that have frustrated those campaigning for full transparency. "Releasing the Epstein files must be an imminent objective," Teresa Helm, who was assaulted by Epstein in the early 2000s, and is now the survivor services coordinator at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, told N